INNOCEAN USA, a full-service ad agency located in sunny Huntington Beach, CA, is seeking a Hospitality Program Manager to join our KIA FIFA team!
Our ideal candidate has 3-5 years’ experience in event marketing – activations and hospitality, preferably in an ad agency setting.
This is a contract role starting 7/21/25 through 8/31/26.
We are a hybrid workplace, x2 days week in-office. Candidates must be local to SoCal.
OVERVIEW:
Official Match Ball Carrier & Hospitality Program Manager will be the day-to-day lead overseeing preparation and execution of all OMBC, OMBC Cup, and Ticketing / Hospitality management. The OMBC & Hospitality Program Manager will work with client, vendors, FIFA, and internal team to ensure that all program deliverables are met with exceptional attention to detail and provide a uniquely positive experience for participants and guests.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The OMBC & Hospitality Program Manager of FIFA World Cup 2026 is responsible for overseeing the concept development, preparation, and execution of all OMBC and Hospitality components inclusive of:
Official Match Ball Carrier Program:
Hospitality & Ticketing:
Management of all onsite VIP suite hosts:
QUALIFICATIONS:
BENEFITS:
The salary range for this role is $77,000 - $88,000. Pay is dependent upon several factors including but not limited to: client, experience, training and/or transferable skills.
Who are we? We are explorers. We look out to the edge of the world and ask, "where haven't we been before?" Together, we hunt for an intersection of art and science, creativity bolstered by data. Storytelling layered in strategy. Innovation rich in intelligence. Our adventures are many, our quests, undaunted. Our possibility is as vast as the ocean. Always remembering, the deeper we dive, the greater we become. And the further we go, the more we find.